Iliev Surname
Approximately 53,119 people bear this surname
Iliev Surname User-submission:
This is a surname derived from the name of a male ancestor, Ilie or Iliev. Those who bear it will have a paternal ancestor with one of those names.
Iliev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 43,426 | 1:161 | 19 |
| North Macedonia | 2,856 | 1:736 | 101 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,539 | 1:11,490 | 1,766 |
| Spain | 871 | 1:53,676 | 4,978 |
| Greece | 799 | 1:13,867 | 1,886 |
| Moldova | 654 | 1:5,446 | 834 |
| Russia | 600 | 1:240,205 | 25,636 |
| United States | 493 | 1:735,211 | 57,637 |
| Romania | 286 | 1:70,202 | 8,386 |
| Germany | 223 | 1:361,011 | 34,636 |
| England | 180 | 1:309,545 | 23,336 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Slovenia | 108 | 1:23,034 | 5,025 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Serbia | 71 | 1:100,633 | 8,071 |
| Switzerland | 62 | 1:132,466 | 13,073 |
| Austria | 59 | 1:144,329 | 19,392 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Croatia | 29 | 1:145,814 | 20,021 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Transnistria | 10 | 1:47,470 | 7,079 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Georgia | 9 | 1:416,172 | 16,412 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Iliev (1,731) may also be a first name.
Iliev Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a surname derived from the name of a male ancestor, Ilie or Iliev. Those who bear it will have a paternal ancestor with one of those names.
- deleted-18502Iliev Demographics
Iliev Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Iliev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iliev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iliev (Georgian: ილიევი, Russian: Илиев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iliev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,573rd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 137,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Iliev live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 184,438th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,731 people.
The last name Iliev is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 43,426 people, or 1 in 161. In Bulgaria Iliev is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent reside and Varna Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria it occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.
Iliev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Iliev last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Iliev are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Iliev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning 351,282 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 324.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,008,100 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iliev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iliev in the Georgian language | ||
| ილიევი | ilievi | 90 |
| ილიევ | iliev | 10 |
| Iliev in the Russian language | ||
| Илиев | iliev | - |
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